Government Reclamation Work In Foreign Countries

Author : Edward D. McQueen Gray
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ISBN 13 : 9781332319473
Total Pages : 124 pages
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Download or read book Government Reclamation Work in Foreign Countries written by Edward D. McQueen Gray and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Government Reclamation Work in Foreign Countries: Compiled From Consular Reports and Official Documents On the 8th of March, 1907, a department circular, embodying a series of questions with respect to the nature and extent of the participation of foreign governments in the reclamation of land by means of irrigation, drainage, and unwatering, was addressed by the Department of State to consular officers abroad. The questions were as follows: (1) What aid Is extended by the Government to districts, municipalities, or private persons in the planning and execution of reclamation, drainage and irrigation works? (2) Are works in any of these classes executed by the Government, or does the Government aid in their construction by making the necessary investigations and plans or by the contribution of funds, by extending its credit, or by subsidy? (3) Does the Government, when it contributes to such work, recover its outlay? If so, what provisions are made for reimbursement? (4) Is there any general law defining the aid which the Government may extend to provinces, to municipalities, to corporations, or to private parties for the execution of works which are to be of more than local benefit; and if so, to what class of work does the same apply? What are the provisions of the law? If convenient, furnish the full text of the law, translated when necessary. If the Government contributes to the cost of such works and the funds thus advanced are to be repaid, what is the rate of interest charged? (5) To what extent do the districts or corporations or private Interests participate in planning and in directing the execution of the works? (6) What branch of the Government plans and constructs such works? (7) For what length of time does the management of works in whose construction the Government has aided by financial contribution remain in the hands of the government officials? (8) What conditions are always or usually imposed when the Government, by general or specific enactment, extends aid to enterprises of the character above named? (9) How are costs apportioned to the Government, to provinces or States, to districts or municipalities, and to corporations or private individuals in case the Government participates in the execution of an enterprise by advancing the funds in whole or in part for the acquisition of the necessary properties and the construction of works? (10) Give some specific examples, preferably of land reclamation work by protection against overflow, or by drainage, and of irrigation work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.